Review: Stitch 3.0 by Google - Generate and iterate UI screens with AI on a live canvas

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Stitch 3.0 is Claude with better hands—it generates live UI screens you can actually click and iterate on, but it's not a Figma replacement.

Category	Score	Notes
Live Canvas Speed	8/10	Real-time edits feel snappy; no full-page regeneration bloat
Output Quality	7/10	Mobile-first, accessible by default; web screens need polish
Prompt-to-Result	7/10	Works without wizardry; vague briefs still produce garbage
Export Pipeline	6/10	React/HTML export works; no SwiftUI, no Tailwind config
Product Stability	5/10	Google's track record: three years until sunset

What Works

Live canvas actually lives: Drag elements, adjust spacing, re-prompt a single component without nuking your whole design. This is the actual difference from throwing Claude at Figma.
Mobile-first sensibility: Default outputs respect safe areas, touch targets, and iOS/Android idioms. Not design-by-committee nonsense.
DESIGN.md import: Feed it your existing context file and it maintains narrative coherence. Beats starting from zero every sprint.

Export is half-baked: React output is usable; anything else (SwiftUI, native Android, raw Tailwind) requires manual conversion. You're still doing 30% of the work.
Prompt precision tax: Vague briefs ("make it modern") produce beige mediocrity. Claude does this too, but at least Claude doesn't charge you per generation.